Navidad / ChristmasSanta holding his lantern high, lighting the way with the light of Christmas: a red coat down to his feet trimmed in white, a hat with a sprig of holly, the beard covering his mouth, a black belt with a golden buckle and dark gloves. Inside the lantern, the flame is worked in three warm shades, from orange to cream. It is 84 x 126 stitches in 14 colors, about 15 by 23 centimetres on 14-count.
It pairs with the Saint Nicholas in this same family: they are almost the same size — 86 x 124 the bishop, 84 x 126 this one — and share the same face. Stitched together they tell the whole story, from the saint who left gifts in secret to the Santa who brings them today. And since the pattern is free, you can add the year underneath and make it this Christmas's keepsake.
Santa and the Light of Christmas
This pattern is free: open it, change it however you like and publish your version in the gallery, under your name.
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The numbers
Size by fabric count
| Count | Stitches/cm | The design | In inches | Fabric to buy * |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 ct | 4.3 | 19.4 x 29.1 cm | 7.6 x 11.5 in | 35 x 45 cm |
| 14 ct | 5.5 | 15.2 x 22.9 cm | 6.0 x 9.0 in | 31 x 39 cm |
| 16 ct | 6.3 | 13.3 x 20.0 cm | 5.3 x 7.9 in | 29 x 36 cm |
| 18 ct | 7.1 | 11.9 x 17.8 cm | 4.7 x 7.0 in | 28 x 34 cm |
| 20 ct | 7.9 | 10.7 x 16.0 cm | 4.2 x 6.3 in | 27 x 32 cm |
| 22 ct | 8.7 | 9.7 x 14.5 cm | 3.8 x 5.7 in | 26 x 31 cm |
* The fabric to buy allows 8 cm on each side for the hoop and the frame. The highlighted row is 14-count, the most common: the pattern has the same number of stitches on every fabric, what changes is how big each one is.
Suggested fabric: white.
The threads
| Thread | Stitches | Of the total | Skeins * |
|---|---|---|---|
| DMC 310 | 1,476 | 22.1 % | 1 |
| DMC 746 | 925 | 13.9 % | 1 |
| DMC 3770 | 873 | 13.1 % | 1 |
| DMC 498 | 775 | 11.6 % | 1 |
| DMC 739 | 586 | 8.8 % | 1 |
| DMC 666 | 534 | 8.0 % | 1 |
| DMC 606 | 479 | 7.2 % | 1 |
| DMC 779 | 439 | 6.6 % | 1 |
| DMC 321 | 136 | 2.0 % | 1 |
| DMC 741 | 129 | 1.9 % | 1 |
| DMC 422 | 119 | 1.8 % | 1 |
| DMC 972 | 75 | 1.1 % | 1 |
| DMC 906 | 68 | 1.0 % | 1 |
| DMC 945 | 63 | 0.9 % | 1 |
| 14 threads | 6,677 | 100 % | 14 skeins |
* The skeins are a guide: they assume about 1,700 stitches per skein with two strands on 14-count, rounded up. Finer thread goes further, doubled thread goes less far.
What this one asks of you
All 6,677 stitches are full cross stitch: no half stitches and no backstitch to follow.
It has 183 lone stitches, 2.7 % of the total, and 7 of those have no neighbour of their color at all. The more there are, the more the needle jumps.
